Tired
I'm So Tired Of It All

I've been happy with my YubiKey 5 NFC for a while now. Being able to tap it to my phone is convenient. At the time I was looking I think it was the only one that could do that.
Nitrokey has a model that can do it now too. Maybe I should get one and play around for comparison.

2024-11-27 23:24:32 UTC

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Same for my area.
The real joy in crypto is using it, so it's hard for me to be as gung-ho as others, at least for now.

2024-10-06 01:40:43 UTC

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How we acted during Covid is how we would have acted in Nazi Germany.
#nevent1q…0fw5

2024-09-24 16:11:01 UTC

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Still need something sent to that silent address?

2024-09-22 04:05:25 UTC

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Only the bad ones get to flee the consequences of their policies.
The good ones can't take refuge in the U.S. because the covid shots are still required for green cards. Good luck getting an appointed physician to agree any of these are medically inappropriate:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/vaccinations.html

2024-09-13 15:08:16 UTC

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Seems to me that controlling your own money with safety and privacy is a human, moral, and individualist concept.
I want the partisans of all kinds out of my finances TBH.

2024-09-13 14:58:16 UTC

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'"The ideas described within a patent application should not be viewed as an indication of our business or product plans,” the statement added.'
Do these clowns really think that excuse holds up?

2024-08-27 19:48:24 UTC

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The worst part is how the people saying these things will insist that they were the good guys the entire time and did nothing wrong.
https://real-left.com/did-dehumanization-of-the-unvaccinated-occur-during-the-covid-era/

2024-08-26 15:36:30 UTC

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I wonder how they vet applicants for the grant.
Hear me out:
- Get a non-US friend to claim the grant and put it towards the house.
- The friend sells it to the US citizen and goes back home.
US citizen gets 30k toward a home and non-US friend breaks even.

2024-08-11 17:58:42 UTC

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I've always been fond of Orwell. It's a shame his name is used to mean the far opposite from what he actually believed.
I haven't gotten through the whole podcast yet (it doesn't seem to want to play in my browser), perhaps they mention it, but I think one of Orwell's other books, "Homage to Catalonia", is a great read that shows his ideals in an almost conversational form describing his time in the Spanish civil war of 1936-1939.

2024-08-10 04:20:54 UTC

I don't stream, but https://xmrchat.com looks pretty interesting.

2024-07-28 16:50:24 UTC

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This is huge. I work at a grocery store, and wish mine took #monero, or crypto of any kind.
When we can trade crypto directly for the essentials, we've won.

2024-07-26 18:49:11 UTC

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Am Canadian, and I agree

2024-07-25 16:06:02 UTC

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Sounds like you installed the stagenet testing version instead of the mainnet version.

2024-07-21 14:52:53 UTC

I love seeing the #monero tag on fire the last few days thanks to
https://github.com/retrnull/garnet
Something we've all been waiting for!
May it open the door to seeing tips in other forms of crypto in the future as well.

2024-07-08 02:48:45 UTC

I don't post much. Most things I feel like saying have been said better by others already.

2024-07-03 12:52:09 UTC

When I have to wake up early the worry I have of oversleeping makes me lose sleep.
I'm my own worst enemy.

2024-05-29 19:17:06 UTC

https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/sal-agorist-interview-5-29-24/

2024-05-09 23:58:03 UTC

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I've heard one person describe it as the conservative version of The View.
I want to like Tim but he was at his best during/after 2008 and Occupy, and once he settled down I think he's stagnated.

2024-05-01 17:18:43 UTC

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Less, because I've nearly run out of sats. My attempts at topping up have been less than successful.
Tried to buy LN on an exchange. Failed. Something about a malformed LNURL, but it looks all fine to me.
Tried to open a channel over a month ago, still waiting. Tried to speed up the channel open with max fees, still waiting.
One day lightning will work for me... One day. I should write my attempts down for devs so they can see through a newbie's eyes...for sats of course.

2024-05-01 17:03:44 UTC

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Even the more mundane conveniences are sometimes inconvenient. I find myself wishing for manual windows at times, as odd as that sounds.

2024-04-29 05:25:38 UTC

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Haha, I know the feeling.
Everyone else seems to be building their own darknet blockchain whatevers out of spare parts in a cave, while all I can say is, "Herpdy derp, I made a perl script."

2024-04-23 14:12:40 UTC

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Australia was started as a penal colony after all. I'm sure that lingers in the national subconscious and is now able to express itself with the times.
As for Canada, we're the ones who largely refused to rebel under the British. We do as we're told and pretend that makes us better than the U.S. somehow, like the obedient "good" child. Our rep for being nice is really just arrogant posturing, we're a very authoritarian place.

2024-04-17 17:40:48 UTC

Gotta love the word games. It's not a _general_ means of payment, but then it's not a means of payment. Nice try Pearson, I don't quite believe your macroeconomics text.
#bitcoin #crypto
https://image.nostr.build/cd18fcf48d8f6e69086a81375d1dddd9b6f097074f4ae3b5ddc6f577356c798d.jpg

2024-04-09 15:39:22 UTC

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I wish we could quantify how much of its supposed value comes from first mover advantage, name recognition, and pumping from speculative investors, rather than actual utility.
On an even playing field there's nothing that it does better than others, with the one exception of "number go up".

2024-04-05 01:08:48 UTC

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We'd probably be more inclined to believe the climate doomsdayers if they walked the walk. Instead we see them drive their 37-car motorcades to the airport and then fly across the planet to hang with their colleagues and smugly virtue signal each other about what their going to bully us into.
I'd love to see cleaner tech but these guys are pushing the least efficient options in the worst ways possible.

2024-03-31 04:49:39 UTC

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Watched someone try to park their car the other day. They had to reverse three times before they could get properly in the spot.

2024-03-31 04:45:50 UTC

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There's nothing they can/will not justify with climate change.
In Canada, our bank notes are plastic polymer. Wouldn't surprise me if they use that to cease production, forcing a cashless society and CBDC adoption by claiming to fight the emissions of cash production.
Meanwhile, world leaders will continue to pump emissions from their private jets without consequence.
#nevent1q…qjz2

2024-03-24 17:33:42 UTC

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"Excessive Free Speech" is speech beyond the bounds and quotas established by the Inner Party.
Much like how we have free speech zones, we are now only allowed speech within certain mental bounds. But it's for our own good. Ignorance is Strength.

2024-03-23 01:43:24 UTC

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If I'm being robbed, I'll gently remind the robber that robbery is illegal. I'm sure they'll apologize for their confusion and change their ways.
/s

2024-03-17 00:23:41 UTC

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It's pretty safe to say the greatest threat to Canada is the Canadian government.

2024-02-21 05:21:26 UTC

How I feel now that it's tax season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMwqYLSPg_c

2024-02-17 00:44:06 UTC

A customer gave me a rock today, so that's kinda nice.
https://image.nostr.build/babbca3e271bb288a87039e642e2b799f3eecc98e6cf59f855d3b9c5cac95bce.jpg

2024-02-14 15:39:47 UTC

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They'll make up an excuse. They always do.
"Now the only real problem with the theory that I can see is that it’s ableist."
https://mediachomp.com/the-shopping-cart-theory-determines-moral-character/

2024-02-07 16:27:53 UTC

Cut off in traffic by a cop car who didn't yield despite the yield to traffic sign.
Even the smallest laws are too much for "law enforcement" to follow. The laws are for us plebs, not them.

2024-02-07 05:48:14 UTC

When asked how my evening was I had meant to say it was good fun. Instead I said it was food gun.

2024-02-03 17:56:04 UTC

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Even better, he threatened to tax grocery retailers who didn't keep prices down. His solution to every problem is to tax it harder.

2024-02-03 02:32:23 UTC

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For example, Canada doesn't burn books, we shred or landfill them because its more environmentally responsible somehow.
https://c2cjournal.ca/2023/12/empty-shelves-the-noxious-politics-behind-a-canadian-school-boards-massive-book-purge/

2024-01-29 18:40:01 UTC

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Don't threaten us with a good time
#nevent1q…a8lr

2024-01-29 08:03:57 UTC

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The four stages of my life:
#nevent1q…mgw4

2024-01-17 16:50:24 UTC

Appreciating my local winter.
#winter #nature #nostr
https://image.nostr.build/9e965270f0cc0eead4826c523e2fc1dd89c5c5351063d7168722fd6b2577c117.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1440&blurhash=%23XB%7D2yxvMwV%3FWAaeaeogaytSj%5BRiWAj%5DaeWAoffR.AtRRiaekCaxWBj%5DaeV%40a%7BWAaej%5Baxjuj%5Daex%5Ej%5DaekCfQaxaxj%5BayRij%5Dj%5BayaeayayfQaytRayfRj%5Baxj%5BfQayay&x=86439a88a7521991d60cf4c2e658fed9116c3bfd1f0c84d7472e1d9cb7d171d2

2024-01-07 18:55:28 UTC

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I recall reports of children being kidnapped from parental custody by medical personnel (open theft) so at least 7.5 if not a full 8. 9 will be done slowly and indirectly so it won't even be seen as a 9 (it's already active depending on who you ask).
We've been hearing level 10 (denial) since the start.

2024-01-06 23:57:49 UTC

History Channel had a special talking about the Log craze of the 90s. That happened when I was in elementary school.
Events in my lifetime are on the History Channel. I'm officially old now.

2024-01-06 23:54:11 UTC

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Good times.
I remember when games had both Windows and DOS modes. And you better guess the right IRQs during setup or things wouldn't work quite right.

2024-01-06 04:36:04 UTC

Now this is awesome:
https://unherd.com/2024/01/the-african-village-mining-bitcoin/
#bitcoin #crypto

2024-01-01 19:35:18 UTC

Empty Shelves: The Noxious Politics Behind a Canadian School Board’s Massive Book Purge
https://c2cjournal.ca/2023/12/empty-shelves-the-noxious-politics-behind-a-canadian-school-boards-massive-book-purge/
"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been re-written, every picture has been re-painted, every statue and street and building have been re-named, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right."
-- George Orwell, 1984
#canada

2024-01-01 04:41:09 UTC

Happy New Year everyone and a wonderful 2024!

2023-12-27 20:07:29 UTC

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”
―
Oscar Wilde
https://rumble.com/v43jyt8-sex-toys-bus-blankets-and-beef-carpaccio-a-year-in-government-waste.html

2023-12-24 22:51:57 UTC

Have a Christmas song that isn't just a remix of Jingle Bells:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCZL-_7GOcg

2023-12-19 17:16:19 UTC

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Remember when merchants gave a discount for using cash because that didn't have transaction fees? Let's bring that back.

2023-12-19 17:07:22 UTC

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IIRC, in North America the merchant must accept any form of legal tender when it is for purposes of paying off a debt (e.g. I'm at a restaurant and I've eaten the food prior to paying).
If no debt is present the merchant can accept or deny any form of payment at their discretion.

2023-12-19 17:01:00 UTC

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I've known people who will express concern over Digital ID and CBDC only to immediately admit they buy as much as possible on credit card because they like collecting the points.
As a cashier I've also had customers complain about how the store points card is just to track them but they then pay by credit card.
I'm convinced ~90% of people have no idea how anything works.

2023-12-16 17:57:08 UTC

Living the customer service life this Christmas season.

2023-12-15 19:43:16 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/427b6edd6ac5a9b08fb744ff32f8d2faa4e347aa04abff3a6f67f482394b44d2.jpg

2023-12-15 06:18:39 UTC

Remember to search potential brand names on the Internet before you commit.
https://image.nostr.build/b793d8dfe0a258edb1c4e61dae32ae8f626e4dfa7fa9e97309e08d97d00cae18.jpg

2023-12-14 19:32:08 UTC

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I managed to get my Mom on XMPP, but the rest of my family would rather cut me out of their life than install an app on their phone.
For the rest on my end I got a VoIP phone number bridged to XMPP from jmp.chat. Less than ideal, but at least we can get a hold of each other when we need to.

2023-12-14 18:31:53 UTC

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That's awesome, good for you!

2023-12-14 18:17:19 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/5da2f594f4328649516744ea5213f4cb467ced3ad5e4de008ed88d250b6628e6.jpg

2023-12-12 01:23:04 UTC

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I'mma be lazy and just use the one Alby gave me for now!

2023-12-11 08:19:46 UTC

Seeing everyone's profiles with matching verification links, websites, and lightning wallets while I still can't come up with a good profile name.

2023-12-09 23:05:48 UTC

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Fun Canadian fact:
Canada has two suicide hotlines.
One if you want to be talked out of it, and one if you want to be guided through the process of getting the government to legally suicide you.

2023-12-07 05:16:42 UTC

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I use Openbox right now. Sleek and minimal.
I used i3 and Sway for a long time, but enough applications don't play nice with tiling (i.e. they design for stacking windows) that it's a hassle.
XFCE is pretty slick. Only nitpick I had was I couldn't get apps to start on a given desktop at startup, IIRC.
It's been too long since I used KDE or Gnome so I can't speak to those.

2023-12-04 22:23:48 UTC

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I did the same thing with my cell phone plan. $40 a month just so nobody could call or text me anyway. I know people who pay $80+ and get nothing out of it. I put it towards books instead - best decision I've made recently.
Subscription models are such a scam.

2023-12-04 22:18:09 UTC

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I had Gentoo on my laptop for several years and recently switched to OpenSUSE.
At a certain level it doesn't really matter as long as you're comfortable with the distro's tools.
I'm in a perpetual cycle of Gentoo -> (get sick of compiling) -> pre-compiled distros -> (wish I had control over compile-time package options) -> Gentoo -> …

2023-12-04 21:35:47 UTC

Living in a small-ish town, I was pleasantly surprised to find we have some #Bitcoin ATMs in the area. Nice!
#crypto

2023-11-23 06:01:57 UTC

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As a Canadian, you and me both.

2023-10-10 19:55:19 UTC

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100%. I was on the Fediverse years back, and I remembering seeing all these things. Truth is that Mastadon and its substitutes were made to create a decentralized Twitter, not a censorship-resistant platform, typically by and for people who felt that Twitter was not censorious enough.
For example, servers could end up on a server-ban list solely through the actions of one person who created a big enough deal on the global timeline. This could result in you being banned from connecting to your friends' servers through no fault of your own, just being on the same server as a nasty troll who took advantage of open signups - the "bad neighbor problem". Sometimes it wasn't even that bad of a troll, just those on the receiving end couldn't handle it.
These server-ban lists were shared among admins and treated as a best-practice for spam-prevention. This led to a tale of two Fediverses, one for the free-speech servers and one for walled-gardens servers.

2023-09-18 02:47:10 UTC

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KeepassDX

2023-09-18 02:45:02 UTC

I think the hardest part about using social media is that I'm just not a very social person.

2023-09-06 20:14:50 UTC

Celebrated my birthday by changing the oil in the car. Getting something done is more satisfying than a party.

2023-09-04 16:46:24 UTC

Had a dream about a customer complaining over how I bagged their groceries.
Even my subconscious is stuck at work.

2023-09-03 20:53:04 UTC

Saw a car with a "Slow the Fuck Down" bumper sticker speeding through traffic today.
Do as I say, not as I do?

2023-09-03 05:50:02 UTC

Dear customer, please let me finish with the customer ahead of you before waving your points card in my face. Thank you.
The joys of customer service.

2023-08-28 03:20:55 UTC

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s/NFT/NFC/

2023-08-28 03:15:53 UTC

I'm a cashier. The amount of people whose bank cards fail for no reason at all (NFT fails, chip failures, random declines) is too darn high. When people say #crypto can't work, I feel like it can't do any worse than fiat.

2023-08-21 05:50:08 UTC

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> Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
I get a bit of a kick knowing my bachelor's makes me as qualified as he is.
But I never did the comedy circuit afterward, so maybe that's what makes him more authoritative. /s

2023-08-21 03:01:31 UTC

First post from a nostr newbie.
From what I read I love the sound of it. Let's see if it hooks me.
#nostr